A Lufthansa Airbus A319 enroute to Munich from Manchester has declared an emergency whilst transiting the English Channel.
Lufthansa flight LH2507, operated by an Airbus A319-100, declared the emergency with squawk code 7700. The flight now appears to be diverting to London.
Lufthansa LH2507 Manchester-Munich
Flight LH2507 declared a general emergency from cruising flight, squawking code 7700 at 06:56 UTC, before initiating a diversion and decent from flight level FL350.
The nature of the emergency prompting the diversion is not yet known.
Update 07:18 UTC: Approach to London Heathrow (LHR)
Flight LH2507 is now established on approach to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), passing through 4,000 feet on descent. Flight crew are maintaining transponder code 7700 for landing priority.
Update 07:25 UTC: Landed London Heathrow (LHR)
Having declared an emergency and expedited a diversion earlier this morning, Lufthansa flight LH2507 has now landed runway 27R London Heathrow Airport. The flight had departed from Manchester Airport (MAN) and was a scheduled service bound for Munich International Airport (MUC).
Flight data shows that flight LH2507 had made an on-time departure out of Manchester Airport. Actual time of departure was logged at 06:16 local time this morning. The flight had then set course normally for Munich, climbing to flight level FL350.
The flight was in transit over the English Channel on flight plan track when flight crew initiated the diversion. An immediate descent and direct track for London Heathrow was then carried out.
The aircraft conducting this morning’s LH2507 rotation to Munich was an Airbus A319-100, registered D-AILA. This is a 28.6 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the national carrier Lufthansa. It has been in operational service with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in July 1996.
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